Peanut Whirl Cookies

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup chunk style peanut butter
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour, sifted
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda, sifted
• 2 Tbsp. milk
• 1 (6 oz.) pkg. chocolate chips

Directions

Mix together 1st five ingredients. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with milk; roll out to a rectangle (1/4 of an inch thickness.) Melt chocolate chips in a double boiler. Let cool but not set up. Spread over cookie dough. Roll as for jelly roll. Chill 1/2 hour. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Then slice and bake at 375 degrees F for 8-10 minutes.

By Terri from NV